Lene Gammelgaard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Lene Gammelgaard

Motivational business speaker, worldgoals strategy speaker, keynote speaker, lawyer, mountaineer and expedition leader, psychological counselor, mental trainer, journalist, author.

Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1961

Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Profession: writer, mental health counselor, mountaineer, lecturer, motivational speaker

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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About Lene Gammelgaard

  • Lene Gammelgaard (born 18 December 1961) is a Danish author, motivational speaker and mountaineer.
  • She is based in Denmark but has traveled and worked in over 15 countries in pursuit of her speaking career. Her book Climbing High, printed in 1998 and published by HarperCollins, was about the 1996 Everest disaster, a storm that took the lives of Scott Fischer, Rob Hall, and six other climbers.
  • The book has sold over 1 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 13 languages.
  • She was portrayed in the film Everest (2015) by actress Charlotte Bøving.
  • Lene Gammelgaard was the 35th woman and the first Scandinavian woman to climb Mount Everest, reaching the peak via the South East Ridge route.
  • She accomplished this feat on 10 May 1996 as part of Scott Fischer's Sagarmatha Environmental Expedition.
  • This is one of the most remembered expeditions in the history of Mt Everest.

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